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Charcot joint treatment pearls..

In my blog post last week, I discussed how fusion of one joint increases load to adjacent joints resulting in early onset of pain and arthritis. This accelerated deformation of the joint is called adjacent segment disease. Speaking of adjacent segment disease…

Lisfranc fractures - what is the most appropriate time to remove the fixation?

Most foot and ankle surgeons will agree that there’s a need to remove fixation, particularly screw fixation, prior to failure of the fixation by weight bearing. Once broken, internal fixation is almost impossible to remo...

How risky is it to stop Coumadin prior to elective foot surgery?

Anticoagulation therapy is used for a number of conditions including atrial fibrillation, history of deep vein thrombosis, cardiac and vascular implants and in cases of clotting disorders that result in thrombocytosis (elevated platel...

How do stress risers affect bone healing and fractures?

The image to the right is one of those moments where my wife just shakes her head. We were driving through northern New Mexico when I pulled over to the side of the road and got out of the car - in the middle of nowhere. And I took a picture...